Love and Other Drugstories

Part 3

"Kingina Pakerson! Hahaha!"

If only a deadly glare could literally kill, Jerald would be dead by now. Unless he'll die laughing first. He's rolling on the floor, clutching his stomach.

"Ganun na...hahaha...ganun na pala mga...hahaha...type mong babae ngayon! Hahaha!"

Or how about if I will just strangle him now?

"Kaya pala napakapihikan mo sa mga babae kasi...hahaha...kasi ganun pala ang dreamgirl mo! In fairness Brad, ngayon lang ako nakakita ng babaeng kagaya nya. Ngayon lang ako nakakita ng babaeng puro front teeth. Hahaha! Nung namahagi ang Diyos ng front teeth nasa unahan na nga sya ng pila, kinamkam pa nya. Kaya pala tuwing Christmas naghahanap ang mga Chipmunks ng two front teeth kasi napunta lahat sa kanya! Hahahaha!"

Ok, for the record, I don't value physical appearance more than character, attitude, and personality. But Jerald just got it all wrong!

Lord, patawarin nyo po ako.

"Kingina ka Napoles! Either mapatay kita or pupulutin mo sa kalsada lahat ng mga gamit mo. Hindi nga kasi sya yun! Malay ko ba na dalawa pala silang pharmacist dun! Akala ko si Maine lang!"

Ok, here's what happened.

I haven't seen Maine for the last two days and I'm starting to miss her, to say the least.

Since I have no work today, I visited their drugstore almost every two or three hours to buy something, even if I don't necessarily need them: vitamins, Neozep, razors, plasters, food supplements, sanitary napkin (for my sister Riza in case she needs it when she visits), lozenges for sore throat, cotton, sunscreen, energy drink, and many more (I can't remember some of them), hoping to see Maine.

Heck, even a freaking portable blood pressure monitor even if I my doctor said on my recent physical exam that I'm perfectly healthy.

I could've just asked for her, right?

But Ken, the male pharmacy assistant, is starting to get suspicious. While the other lady (I think she's the other pharmacist Jerald is talking about because I remember her...prominent front teeth) is starting to look at me differently, as if seducing me, even touching my arm when talking to me. It's getting really awkward.

I'm getting hopeless and impatient because I really wanted to know where Maine is or when she'll be back. So I explained to Jerald my dilemma and requested him to go the drugstore to "investigate".

The rest, as you see, is history.

And if he will not stop laughing, he will be history too.

"Hahaha! O sya, kalma lang masyado kang pikon! Pasalamat ka magandang lalake ako kaya nadaan ko sa charm si Kakai, yung pinsan nyang pharmacist, para malaman kung kelan uli papasok si Maine. Bukas daw ng alas singko ng hapon ang duty nya."

I still wanted to strangle Jerald, but I can't stop myself from smiling on that bit of information.

So the next day at exactly five o' clock in the afternoon, I stepped out of my room still concocting a plan on how I'm going to ask Maine out. I was about to go outside when I saw our friend Mark in the living room talking to Jerald.

"Uy Brad, andito ka pala! Long time, no see ah! Musta bagong kasal?"

"Ok lang Brad, sobrang saya! Kung alam ko lang ganito pala pakiramdam sana noon pa kami nagpakasal ni Win. Oo nga pala, napadaan lang ako para isoli itong hiniram kong luggage nung honeymoon namin. Buti na lang naisipan ko magdala ng extra. Daming pinamili ni Misis. Pasensya na medyo natagalan. Alam mo na, after work dapat diretso uwi na."